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The Anna Freud Centre

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 26

  1. Dr Sarah Florence Wood 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Nicole Loftus 2018-2021 Director View profile
  3. Melanie Jane Chatfield 2018-2021 Director View profile
  4. Sally Cairns 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Dr Viatcheslav Kantor 2017-2022 Director View profile
  6. Adam Gerald Richmond Way 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Dominic Hugh Shorthouse 2014-2024 Director View profile
  8. Dr John Donald Cape 2012-2020 Director View profile
  9. Hanna Geller Goldsmith 2012-2013 Director View profile
  10. Ruby Wax 2011-2019 Director View profile
  11. Prof Carolyn Slayman 2009-2013 Director View profile
  12. Professor Anton O Kris 2004-2013 Director View profile
  13. Professor Alan E Kazdin 2004-2006 Director View profile
  14. Richard David Astor 2002-2004 Director View profile
  15. Mark Westaby 2001-2002 Director View profile
  16. Professor Albert J Solnit 1999-2002 Director View profile
  17. Professor Sir Brian Jarman 1999-2012 Director View profile
  18. Colonna, Alice, Assistant Professor 1999-2008 Director View profile
  19. Sir Louis Blom-Cooper 1999-2003 Director View profile
  20. Honourable Francis David Langhorne Astor 1999-2001 Director View profile
  21. Elisabeth Sacher 1999-2013 Director View profile
  22. John Clive Lloyd Emanuel 1999-2013 Director View profile
  23. Anne-Marie Sandler 1999-2013 Director View profile
  24. Ekaete Christine Kanu 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  25. David Fowler 2017-2022 Secretary View profile
  26. Rosalind Bidmead 1999-2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £399,488 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

About

Incorporated
05/08/1999
Also a registered charity
The Anna Freud Centre

Grants received

13 grants · £2,465,899 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £849,709
  • The Segelman Trust · £659,483 (5 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £330,470
  • Mercers' Charitable Foundation · £300,000
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £170,315 (2 grants)

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

12 directors on the board

9.6y median 5.8y
average tenure
26.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (8)

1
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Utilities 11Tech and media 4Professional services 3Property 3Arts and leisure 2Retail and trade 2Business services 1Dormant 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03819888
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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